Maat Journal
by Maat Journal
What Maat Journal is
Maat Journal is an Android and iOS app for guided journaling and personal reflection. It offers prompts, short lessons, AI-assisted reflections and a Maat Score to help users focus on life areas and notice change. Users can dictate speech into written entries or type, then add moods, activities and people. Entry search and pattern views help reveal recurring themes and relationships among those details over time. The Maat Score uses 50 questions across eight life areas and can be retaken after 30 days. Multi-day challenges cover gratitude, resilience, relationships and self-discovery. Entries are encrypted on the device with AES-256-GCM, using a key derived from a 12-word recovery phrase. Optional cloud sync sends encrypted entries to other devices. Recordings are sent once for transcription and are not retained by that service. Exports include entries and original recordings in JSON or ZIP; a published Python script and recovery phrase can decrypt them. Maat says it is not medical or mental-health care.
Who it suits
Maat suits people seeking structured journaling, reflection prompts and long-term pattern tracking on iOS or Android. It is intended for personal reflection, not medical or mental-health treatment.
What it does well
- Guided prompts, lessons and AI reflections
- Voice transcription or typed entries
- Maat Score across eight life areas
- On-device AES-256-GCM encryption
- JSON and ZIP export options
What to know first
- Cloud sync is optional rather than automatic
- Recovery phrase is needed for export decryption
- Not a substitute for medical or mental-health care
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Maat Journal Pro | — | On request |
| Maat Journal Pro Annual | — | On request |
As maatjournal.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Maat Journal combines guided reflection with searchable entries, pattern views and a repeatable life-area score. Its device encryption, optional encrypted sync and export tools give users control over journal data.
Facts from Maat Journal's own pages
- Encryption
- Journal entries are encrypted on the device using AES-256-GCM with a key derived from a 12-word recovery phrase. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- End-to-end encryption
- Yes · maatjournal.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Entry context
- Entries can include moods, activities and people, and users can search earlier entries. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Export and recovery
- Users can export entries and original recordings and decrypt an export on their computer with a published Python script and their recovery phrase. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- JSON and ZIP · maatjournal.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Guided challenges
- The app offers multi-day challenges covering areas such as gratitude, resilience, relationships and self-discovery. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Sheridan, Wyoming, United States · maatjournal.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended use
- Maat describes itself as a personal journaling and self-reflection tool, not a substitute for medical or mental health care. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Maat Score
- The Maat Score uses 50 questions across eight areas of life and can be retaken after 30 days. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Pattern tracking
- Maat shows recurring themes and how moods, activities or people align across a journal over time. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Available platforms
- ios,android · maatjournal.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Prompt features
- guided · maatjournal.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Prompts and lessons
- The app offers gentle prompts, short lessons and AI-assisted reflections. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Maat combines guided journaling, personal reflections and the Maat Score to help users focus on life areas and track change. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Search scope
- entry · maatjournal.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email at [email protected], and the support page says replies typically arrive within 24 hours. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Sync and transcription
- Optional cloud sync sends encrypted entries to other devices, and recordings are sent for transcription once and are not retained by the transcription service. · maatjournal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Voice journaling
- Users can record speech and have it turned into a written entry, or write when they prefer typing. · play.google.com, 8 Oct 2026
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